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Fire blazed in Philippines islet for hours. A catastrophic fire destroyed more than a 1000 homes in the coastal city of Bongao in southern Philippines. The fire, which started on Tuesday night, destroyed much of the residential area, leaving thousands homeless.The blaze spread quickly, fuelled by strong winds and the highly flammable materials used in…
Images released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows its personnel tending to people who were aboard the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 around the waters of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, Philippines (AP) A ferry carrying more than 350 people sank after midnight off an island in the southern Philippines, killing at least 15 people while more than…
At least four people were killed and dozens remained missing after a landfill collapsed in the central Philippines, triggering a major rescue operation that was continuing into Saturday, according to local authorities. The incident occurred shortly after 4 pm on Thursday at a private landfill in Binaliw, a mountainous area on the outskirts of Cebu…
6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines; no tsunami alert yet Source link
Rescue workers prepare to carry away a dead body after flooding caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu The Philippines is reeling under the havoc unleashed by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which has left at least 66 people dead and 26 missing across the central region, officials said on Wednesday.Most of the casualties were reported in Cebu province,…
Fame and stardom are fickle and how, one has often seen that within Bollywood. Many faces who once rose to stardom are now living a life that people aren’t even aware about. Case in point, Shiney Ahuja. The actor has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry in some really memorable movies…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 magnitude occurred near the Philippines’ southern coastline on Saturday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.The seismic activity was detected 59 kilometres (37 miles) below the surface, approximately 10 kilometers from the town of Cagwait in Surigao del Sur province.No casualties or damage to infrastructure has been reported for…
Another earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude hit southern Philippines on Friday, triggering a fresh tsunami alert hours after an earlier warning.According to authorities, the tremor struck at 7.12 pm, prompting the Philippine seismology office to warn of “life-threatening wave heights” and urge coastal residents to “immediately evacuate to higher grounds or move farther inland”. Philippines JOLTED…
A powerful offshore earthquake, preliminarily measured at magnitude 7.6, struck off the southern Philippine province of Davao Oriental on Friday morning, sending shockwaves through communities and sparking widespread panic. Social media has been flooded with videos showing the quake’s immediate impact. In one clip, chaos erupts at Tagum City Davao Hospital, with staff and patients…
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 magnitude struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines on Friday, triggering tsunami warnings for nearby coastal areas, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58 kilometers beneath the surface.EMSC had initially reported the earthquake’s magnitude as 7.2 before revising it upward to 7.6. Tsunami…
